Another recent Musikfest headliner – this one a hard rocker – to play Sands Bethlehem Event Center

February 11, 2013|By John J. Moser, Of The Morning Call

Another act that recently headlined Bethlehem's Musikfest festival – sort of—has just been announced as an upcoming headliner at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center.

And this one's a hard-rocker.

Scott Weiland, who as front man for Stone Temple Pilots was the first act to play Musikfest's new Steel Stage in August 2011 and drew 4,700 fans, will play the new event center on March 14 as part of his Greatest Hits Tour, the venue just announced.

In addition to his time with Stone Temple Pilots, Weiland also has been front man for rocking super group Velvet Revolver.

Overall, in a 25-year career, Weiland has sold 20 million albums and had 20 Top 10 hits and nine No. 1 hits.

With Stone Temple Pilots, with whom he performed from 1986-2003 and 2008 to the present, his chart-toppers included "Plush," "Vasoline," "Interstate Love Song" and "Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart."

He played in Velvet Revolver from 2003-08, then reunited for a one-off show with the band in January 2012 and has spoken of another reunion in 2013. With Velvet Revolver, he has recorded chart-toppers such as "Slither" and "Fall to Pieces."

In addition, Weiland has released four solo albums, his most recent being a Christmas album, "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year," in 2011. Also that year, he released a disc of cover songs, "A Compilation of Scott Weiland Cover Songs."

Also in 2011, he had a previously unreleased song, "Breathe," on the soundtrack for the movie "Avengers Assemble."